The Kingdom of Lemuria is divided into two major regions—the land region and the ocean region.
The land area serves as the territory for human survival.
The ocean area belongs to the deep-sea tribes.
Varunon is extremely powerful, and many sea creatures live under his protection—including three main clans.
The manta ray family, the deep-sea jellyfish family, and the water-spouting fish family.
The rest are smaller, scattered sea tribes.
Walking through a deep-sea corridor filled with divine attendants, Varunon arrived at the Lemuria Palace and immediately saw three sleepy little cuties sitting on their thrones.
Queen Kafka, a charming little manta ray girl with a habit of saying "nya~".
Princess Eleanor, a kind and elegant jellyfish girl, noble and clever.
Knight Gubo, a slightly tsundere fish loli who gets extremely annoyed when people say her magical weapon is a "hair dryer"—even though she has no idea what a hair dryer actually is.
Originally, they were not the leaders of their respective tribes.
They were chosen by Varunon to be his followers, which made them symbolic leaders—mascots, in a sense.
The real authority still lies with the original tribal elders.
"Good day, Kafka, Eleanor, and Gubo."
After greeting the trio, Varunon reached into the void and drew out a veiled crown.
[Oath of the Deep Sea]
An artifact created by Varunon himself.
It can harness the power of the ocean and control the deep-sea barrier that shields the Kingdom of Lemuria.
This divine item was specially made for Eleanor.
Compared to the [Orichalcum Trident] given to Kafka and the [Bow of the Deep Ocean] gifted to Gubo, the Oath of the Deep Sea was the most important—it served as the guardian relic of all Lemuria.
Varunon gently patted the heads of the three girls and smiled.
"I'm going on a long journey, so I'll leave the protection of Lemuria in your hands."
"nya~"
Kafka's eyes sparkled a bit, and with her adorable expression, she said, "Lord God, go early and come back early. I will wait for you at home."
"God, please be safe."
Eleanor said softly, "In your absence, we will do everything we can to guard Lemuria."
"Hehe~ In front of me, Knight Gubo, all enemies will be defeated by the Bow of the Deep Ocean!"
Gubo puffed out her cheeks slightly, eyes fixed on Varunon as if silently demanding praise.
[God, praise me! Praise me!]
Seeing her reaction, Varunon smiled knowingly and reached out to pat her head.
"Then Knight Gubo must protect the Queen and the Princess well."
"The responsibility of protecting Lemuria falls to you."
Feeling the warmth of his hand on her head, Gubo's face flushed.
She closed her eyes slightly and said with conviction:
"Of course!""I am a knight! A knight honored by the God of the Seas!""I swear upon my title—I will protect Kafka, Eleanor, and the Kingdom of Lemuria!"
…
After bidding farewell to the three mascots of Lemuria, Varunon guided the ocean current southwest.
Geographically, Orobashi's Pearl Palace lies at the border of the South Sea and the East Sea.
The Sound of the Deep Sea: Revelation!
As he made his way to the palace, Varunon used the earth veins to transmit a divine message to Orobashi, announcing his impending arrival.
To be honest, if he knew more about space-time magic, he would've simply teleported.
"This self-made teleportation technique is still too unstable...""I want to study it from someone else, but I don't know where to begin..."
Back in his early days, Varunon had optimized his elemental talents for survival and combat.
His magic development path focused entirely on armor, HP, and raw damage output—the higher, the better.
Attack rises when hit.Attack rises when HP drops.Attack rises when shields break.More damage after taking critical blows...
In short—the more he bleeds, the harder he hits.
His ideal build was basically: "Destroy Celestial Beings through brutal attrition."
Currently, his normal combat power is equal to Osial's and slightly weaker than Orobashi's.
However, Varunon has a habit of stabbing himself twice before a fight.
Yes, literally.
Two self-inflicted wounds, and his buffs go through the roof.
Then he teaches people what "cruelty" truly means.
…
At the border between the South Sea and the East Sea, a serpent the size of a mountain raised its head.
"Poseidon..."
Orobashi sensed the incoming message through the earth veins.
His platinum eyes shimmered faintly.
"What's his purpose in visiting me?"
"...Or is he planning to declare war again?"
Remembering Varunon's violent conquests across the sea, Orobashi frowned slightly.
He didn't like war—not just because of the mess.
His position was already complicated, thanks to existing tensions with the God of Precious Gold on land.
The conflict wasn't huge, but it involved civilians.
It was enough of a headache already.
If he clashed with the Sea god next door now, life in the Sea would become extremely difficult.
"I hope he's not here to start a war..."
Thinking this, Orobashi began moving toward the Lemuria Sea Kingdom, following the energy flowing through the earth veins.
He had already decided.
If Poseidon came to start a fight, he would draw the battlefield outside the Pearl Palace.
That region was his territory.
If a god-level battle broke out there, even a few shattered coral reefs or broken seashells would be his loss.
…
Feeling his message had been received, Varunon continued his journey toward the Pearl Palace.
He had already made up his mind—he would fight Orobashi as soon as they met.
All other matters could wait until after the battle.
To become the one true god of the seas, he would have to defeat all sea demons.
Even Osial, his current ally, had already been subdued.
Now, only Orobashi remained within the Yunlai Sea.
Osial had told him that Orobashi was slightly stronger than himself.
In terms of raw strength, they were closely matched.
So…
Deep Sea: Reverberation!
The power of the deep surged within him, injuring his body as it activated.
But Varunon's aura flared.
That's right.
He planned to buff himself before the battle even began.